The morning of Saturday, April 2, was windy but sunny on the Buxton beach at the Old Lighthouse site. The air and ocean water temperatures hovered in the mid-50s. But that didn’t deter 11 brave swimmers from taking a dip in the ocean to raise funds for the island’s local teen organization, Locomotion, the Cape […]
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It is no secret that Hatteras Island is rich in history. From the “Lost Colony” that may have inhabited the island hundreds of years ago, to the German U-boats that lurked off the coast just decades ago during World War II, ask any local for a good story, and, chances are, they will have no […]
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This has probably been the worst winter of surf that we have had here on Hatteras in a long time. Add to that the fact that the water temperature was dipping into the low- to mid-40s in mid-December, and it makes for a long winter for surfers. The best waves of the winter were on […]
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National Parks Traveler, a magazine-style website that covers the National Park system and the National Park Service on a daily basis, had to backtrack today and issue a statement on an April Fools? Day story about the beach access situation at Cape Hatteras that was yanked from the site this morning after just a few […]
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is open for climbing April 15-Oct. 10 The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open for climbing from April 15 – Oct. 10. The first day of climbing the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse for the 2011 season is Friday, April 15. Climbing hours will be 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily in […]
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The National Park Service last week announced that it has honored Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray with the Director?s Award for Superintendent of the Year for Natural Resource Protection. I spent the end of last week working on a blog, posted last Friday, on the delays in the seashore?s off-road vehicle rulemaking, which will […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Capturing two Confederate forts on Hatteras Island were the first wins by the Union in 1861 during the first of the five-year Civil War, historian Drew Pullen noted during talks this winter on Hatteras and Ocracoke, which were part of the National Park Service’s “Know Your Park” series. The […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN It’s not unusual to see whales off the coast of the Outer Banks in the winter. But this winter, there seem to be more reports than usual, including sightings of an unusual whale in these waters. The most dramatic is a blog and video by Mike Campitelli, who was […]
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Cape Hatteras Wounded Warriors Vacation Project gets underway By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Wounded Marines and sailors and their families will soon be visiting Hatteras Island as part of the Cape Hatteras Wounded Warriors Vacation Project. The two Hatteras men who started the project are now involved in raising funds and […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Even though Ocracoke is small doesn’t mean it can’t show its might. That strength was shown this year in its youth basketball, which came “a million miles,” notes school Principal Dr. Walt Padgett. That’s because this year the teams had their best year yet. In February, the girls’ middle […]
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